I seem to get cravings for reds when I have wee nubs. I wanted a red the other day and picked L.A. Girl Rock Star in Addict.

I used three coats here. It's a beautiful red jelly with lots of small gold flakes.

I apologize that the color looks strange in these pictures. It was early morning sun.

This polish is so pretty! At three coats it gets deep, like blood. The shimmer of the flakes is just fabulous, as well.

This wore well on me, too! I think it has to do with the nails being so short. I got a good three days out of it with only a little tip wear. :)

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Hello, lovely friends! I have lots of gorgeous pictures for you. I hope you'll forgive my absence as of late. I'm not sure what my problem is, but I know I've been feeling stressed with new responsibilities at work. I also had family visit recently, which kept me preoccupied for about a week. My nieces are too cute for words, by the way!

This is my nail-of-the-day, Essie Van d'Go. I did three coats, just to be safe. I probably could have gotten away with two.

I really like this. It feels light and refreshing, like a break for me from what I usually wear.

I don't generally adore creams, but I do love this. It's so soft and pretty but not entirely girly and frilly.

Below is Illamasqua Insanity, three coats. It's pretty insane, yup.

Bright, mid-tone orange cream.

It's not quite traffic cone orange, but it does demand attention. It's fun and funky. I got a lot of compliments on it the day I wore it.

It's a UK exclusive color, unfortunately for those of us who live elsewhere.

I adore the next polish, Nubar Violet Sparkle. It's so freaking stunning and fabulous! Three coats of luscious, purple, sparkly, dreamy goodness. It's a bit warmer and more red in real life. The pictures are faking it out, making it look more blue-toned. Silly purple!

Ohhhh here's another winning fantabulous Nubar purple, Hyacinth Sparkle. Three coats. What's not to love? I highly recommend the entire Sparkle collection from Nubar. I wore a few others and neglected to photo them, but I will make a point to swatch them soon. They are terrific!!

Here's yet another fun one, Nubar Gem, three coats.

Three coats of NYX Girls Fig, an ambiguous vampy beaut!

It's more purply/blue/gray in real life, but still very dark and naughty.

Three coats of L.A. Girl Rockstar Head Banging with one coat of L.A. Girl Rockstar Live on Stage.

LOVE me some Rockstars!

This is three coats of LA Splash Golden Seahorse. Lovely, no?

Illamasqua Nudge, two coats, with two coats of Rococo Gold Leaf Lacquer. So much fun! I heart my Rococo Gold Leaf Lacquer so much...and it's so toxic stinky, just so ya know.

And last, but not least, is NYX Girls Boho, two coats. This is a gorgeous soft, cool green, with a metallic sort of shimmer.

I hope you enjoyed the show!! I keep acquiring polish at mind-boggling rates, so be assured that many more pictures and reviews will be on the way soon. :)

XOXO

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I've been painting nails, yes I have. I've been taking pictures, too, thank goodness! :) I've just been lazy and/or busy in terms of posting here...and mea culpa. I'm so sorry!

Below is a really neat picture of NYX Girls Luscious Green, two coats, with L.A. Girl Rock Star Crowd Surfing (also two coats). Flakie goodness!!!

This was a happy mani, for sure. It's so vibrant and alive!

For my first time using NYX Girls polish, I am very impressed. It applied smoothly, evenly, and only needed two coats! It dried pretty quickly and wore decently, too. And the new colors they have are supremely awesome and exciting. Cheap, too!! I ordered from Cherry Culture.

I'm so excited to have L.A. Girl Rock Star polishes, finally! I never did find them in person. I snagged nearly all of them, on sale, too, also from Cherry Culture. They are bomb. I lurve them.

The slightly horrendous, yet fabulously bling photo above is of a mani I did with three thick coats of NYX Girls Frizzy Spots (this name kills me - I adore it) and one coat of L.A. Girl Rock Star Supernova. Holo madness! It was crazy and fun.

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